This article describes how to add and manage new members of the Firm to ACL software
**Adding ACL users is a two-step process. Review all steps before proceeding.**
Firm members must be added to ACL in order to have access to the software, and to be able to select their names for court forms and/or for correspondence.
Add a Firm Member
To access the Firm Member database
- Go to Menu > Data > Firm Members
- Click Add Firm Member
Step One
If Lawyers/Assistants/Paralegals or other firm members need to access ACL, the first step is to create a user profile.
**If the firm member does not require ACL access, please go to Step Two.**
- At the top of the dialog, click Add User in the User Details section.
A user profile can be set up in two ways
- As an ACL User - the user is required to use a Login Name and a password to access ACL
- As a Windows Domain User - the user will bypass the login screen and ACL will open automatically
ACL User
- Select ACL User
- Set a Login Name - This does not appear in documents
- Set a Display Name - This does appear in documents
- Create a Password - Is not required, can be left blank to log in without
- Select a role - User or Admin (The Admin role is described here)
- Click OK
Windows Domain User
- Select Windows Domain User
- Click the magnifying glass to open the Select User or Group window.
- Enter the Users name
- Click Check Names - If the name does not appear automatically another window will open and you will select the name from a list.
- Click OK
- Select a Role - User or Admin and enters the users email address
- Click OK
Step Two
Once the user profile has been created, the remaining information can be added to the member profile.
- Select a descriptive,- Lawyer is the default setting
- Select an Honorific
- Enter Name
- Initials will autofill based on the name but may be edited
- Designation automatically matches the Description but may be edited
- Enter LSO Registration No.
- Enter Account Code if required
- Enter Year of Call
- Enter the City of residence of the member, which will autofill Municipality
- Enter the Telephone, Fax and Email
- Select options for Use on Fax Cover and Use on Court Forms
- Select all locations the firm member should be assigned to, at least one must be selected if there are multiple options
- Click Add Another or OK to finish